Clothes-line pulley



(No Model.)

F. P. SKORNICKI.A CLOTHES LINE PULLEY.

No. 432,334. Patented'July 15, 1890.

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FELIX PETER SKO-RNICKI, OF lJERSEY CITY, NEW' JERSEY.

CLOTH ES-LINE PU LLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,334, dated July 15,1890.

Application filed July 3| 1889. Serial No. 316,394. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX PETER SKoE- NIOKI, of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, a citizen of the UnitedStates, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClothes-Line Pulleys, of which the folowing is a specifica-A tion.

This invention relates to an improved clothes-line supporter by whichthe clothes may be hung on both lengths of the line instead of along onelength ot' the same only.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation of myimproved clothes-line supporter. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of thesame, drawn on a larger scale, on line x, Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a sidevelevation, partly in vertical section of one pulley, drawn on a stilllarger scale. v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a clothes-line, which isstretched tightly around 4two pulleys B B, which turn on spindles C C,

that are supported by curved bracket-arms D. The bracket-arms D arerespectively applied to the windowcasing by any suitable mechanism,preferably by means of supporting hooks and links, as shown inA thedrawings, so that a certain yielding support is obtained, and to asupporting-post.

The pulley B consists of an elongated body provided with a shallowcircumferential groove @for the clothes-line, and with a hand- Wheeldisk E below said groove, which serves as a driving-wheel and as a guidefor the clothes, said body being rounded at c above said groove andtapered at d above the rounded part. The enlarged disk at the lower endof the pulley-body serves the double purpose of a hand-wheel and a guidefor the clothes, and owing to the elongated body and shallow groove theclothes-pins which clamp the clothes on the line readily pass around thepulley with the line and clothes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patentl A clothes-line pulley consisting of an elongated bodyprovided with a shallow circumferential ,groove for the clothes-line andwith a hand-wheel disk below said groove, which serves as adriving-Wheel and as a guide for the clothes, said body being roundedand tapered above the groove, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invent-ion I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FELIX PETER SKORNICKI.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, MARTIN PETEY.

